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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +31616585100 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • royalfinbv@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "heman lotto" <hamanllster@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 11:20:41 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!


Heman Lotto international

Evert Van De Beekstraat 108

Amsterdam Netherlands



Ref: XXZP/2001183308/03

Batch: 18/203/ZZV



We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Heman lotto Promotional
program held on the 2nd January, 2006. Your e-mail address attached to
ticket number 756-005-457/GK with serial number 09384743 drew lucky Numbers
9-34-85-56-42-74 which won in the 3rd category.



You have been approved for the payment of 550,000.00(Five Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Euro) in cash credited to file number Tef/0023171521/02.This is
from total cash prize of 5,000.000.00 Euro (Five million Euros) shared among
winners in the 3rd category.



CONGRATULATIONS!!!

For security and due to mix up of some numbers and names we ask that you
keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been
process and your winning fund is Remitted to you. This is part of our
security
protocol to avoid impersonation and unwarranted abuse of this program by
some participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from over 20,000 companies and 200,000,000 Individual email
addresses and names from all over the world.



This promotional program takes place every three years; the lottery
was promoted
and sponsored by one of the World Largest software company. We hope you will
be one of our lucky winners in our next international lottery. To file for
your claim contact our accredited agent



Miss. Judy Huffman

TELL: +31- 616-585-100

FAX: +31 -847-499-543

EMAIL (royalfinbv@netscape.net)



Note that all winnings must be claimed not later than 27th of
February 2006.
After this date all unclaimed winning funds will be included in the next
stake. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications
always quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence
with our accredited agent.



Important Notice: should there be any change of address do inform our
accredited agent as soon as possible. Thank you for being part of our
promotional program.





You're sincerely,

MR. VAN BROOK

Promotion manager

Heman Lotto international



Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
Disqualification. Please do not reply this mail. All correspondence mail
should be to your accredited agent

Anti-fraud resources:

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